Andy has been in touch with Virgin regarding the Peel Sessions. They've confirmed that the project is still on for the New Year, although there's no release schedule as yet.

The track listing for the Peel Sessions has been finalised. The only exception appears to be the version of Bunker Soldiers taken from the February 1983 session. Here's the track listing in order:

• September 1979 Session:
  • Bunker Soldiers
  • Julia's Song
  • Messages
  • Red Frame/White Light
• April 1980 Session:
  • Motion & Heart
  • Dancing
  • Pretending To See The Future
  • Enola Gay
• October 1980 Session:
  • The More I See You
  • The Misunderstanding
  • Annex
• February 1983 Session:
  • ABC Auto Industry
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Of All The Things We've Made

Virgin have at last pencilled in a date for the release of The Peel Sessions with March 20th being the scheduled release day. The CD will feature 14 tracks culled from the various radio sessions recorded by OMD for The John Peel Show from 1979 to 1983. As a bonus, Virgin are looking at releasing an enhanced CD that will feature some visual treats to accompany the audio tracks - possibly including some rare TV footage - and links to the OMD Website.

Virgin have decided to turn down Strange Fruit's request to release the Peel Sessions as they are considering some OMD release of their own. At this stage we have no information on what Virgin have planned.

Both the B-Sides and Peel Sessions releases are being held up while legal discussions are underway. Andy is currently in legal discussions with Virgin regarding the B-Side production costs, including the actual number of CD's to be pressed. Meanwhile, Virgin's legal dept. are in separate discussions with Strange Fruit regarding the Peel Sessions.

Andy Following on from the news regarding the Peel Sessions, Andy has received a tape of the sessions from Strange Fruit and was impressed with the alternate versions of so many OMD classics. This project is pushing ahead full steam and will certainly be completed before the proposed OMD B-Sides album.

Andy has been approached by a record company with a view to producing a commercial release for the Peel sessions. Strange Fruit are an independent label responsible in the past for releasing various BBC Radio 1 sessions for bands such as Joy Division and New Order amongst others. OMD have recorded various sessions for John Peel's radio show over the years, providing some unique versions of classic songs.